People on The Move in Kalamazoo

KALAMAZOO — The Gazette’s Business section runs
announcements of various kinds — items we consider of news
interest to the general public. Our announcements focus on local
people — those who live here or formerly lived here.

People on
The Move announces the new title or working role of individuals moving
from one paid position to another. That includes lateral moves,
promotions, people joining a company or people taking on significant
new work assignments.

Among those making moves recently were:

BANKING AND FINANCE

Robert T. Schauer

Barb Heinonen

• Robert T. Schauer was recently appointed associate manager of Ameriprise Financial’s office in Kalamazoo, at 1090 N. 10th St. Schauer, who joined the firm in August as a financial adviser, is a certified financial planner, a chartered retirement plan specialist and certified retirement planning counselor. He specializes in financial planning and small business retirement plans. The Portage resident is a graduate of Western Michigan University.

Theresa Fisher

Kris Lewis

• Barb Heinonen recently joined Educational Community Credit Union as branch manager of the Gull Road office in Kalamazoo. Heinonen completed consumer loan and accounting courses through the Ohio Credit Union League’s Staff Training and Recognition Program. Previously, she was branch manager at First Community Federal Credit Union in Plainwell and has 24 years of experience in the credit union industry. Theresa Fisher has been named assistant manager of the credit union’s main office at 1551 S. 9th St. in Kalamazoo. Fisher has worked for ECCU since 2002 and was promoted recently from a financial service representative position at the credit union’s Plainwell office. She has an associate’s degree in hotel/motel food management and graduated magna cum laude from Lansing Community College.

• Kris Lewis has been named regional sales and service manager for Kellogg Community Federal Credit Union. He will be responsible for the success and growth of KCFCU’s expanding retail branch network. Lewis, who has a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University, has more than 15 years of business experience, including five in the financial services industry.

• Joe and Lindsey (Cross) Splendorio recently joined the Kalamazoo group Cross, Wietfeldt, Brockway & Splendorio of Wells Fargo Advisors. Joe joins the team from Macquarie Group, where he was senior vice president of Asian equity sales in Boston. Lindsey has worked with the team and their clients as an adviser since 2007 and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and UBS in their private wealth management divisions.

HEALTH

Dr. Joshua Ellwitz

Melissa Zaccheo

Dr. Jelanie Bush

• Bronson Healthcare Group has added to the staff of its Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Adult Critical Care, and Pediatric Hospitalist staffs. Dr. Joshua Ellwitz has joined Bronson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Spine & Scoliosis Center, practicing with Dr. Michael Kasten and Steven Cowing, PA-C. Ellwitz is board eligible in orthopedic surgery and received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his fellowship in adult and pediatric spinal deformity at the University of California-Davis. Melissa Zaccheo, DNP, has joined Bronson Methodist Hospital’s adult critical care team. Zaccheo received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, a post-master certificate (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner) from Seton Hall University in New Jersey, and a master of science degree (Family Nurse Practitioner) from DeSales University in Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Bronson, she practiced at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is an adjunct faculty member at Grand Valley State University. Dr. Jelanie Bush recently joined Bronson’s pediatric hospitalist team. Bush is board eligible in pediatrics and received her medical degree from Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine. Physicians in Bronson Pediatric Hospitalist Service provide care to children admitted to the Bronson Children’s Hospital.

LAW

Tariq Brown

Sara J. Brundage

• Tariq Brown has joined Willis Law in Kalamazoo for a 14-week externship. Brown, who expects to receive his law degree in January, earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2005 after graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School. Previously, he was a substitute teacher for Kalamazoo Public Schools. Willis Law is a full-service business law firm headquartered in downtown Kalamazoo with offices in Grand Rapids, South Haven and Paw Paw.

• Attorney Sara J. Brundage has joined the litigation department of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP’s Kalamazoo office. Prior to joining the business law firm, Brundage worked at Pretzel & Stouffer in Chicago. Brundage received her law degree from The John Marshall Law School and undergraduate degrees from the University of Michigan. She has been admitted to practice in Illinois and the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. Her admittance to the State Bar of Michigan is pending.

SERVICES

Danielle Jones

Adam McFarlin

• Danielle Jones has joined the Kalamazoo Regional Chamber of Commerce as its information specialist. Jones has extensive experience in customer service in the local hospitality industry. Adam McFarlin has also joined the business networking and support organization as a membership representative. The Western Michigan University alum has a background of working with local membership-based non-profit organizations.

Tom Kam

• The Arcus Foundation has announced several key additions to its senior leadership, social justice and conservation programming teams. Bryan Simmons,
a veteran international communications executive and respected LGBT
(lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) advocate, was named vice
president of Global Communications. Simmons formerly held a number of
executive positions in marketing and communications at IBM. He has a
bachelor’s degree from Harvard College. Program strategist Tom Kam,
formerly deputy program director for LGBT Programs and director of the
Religion and Values Program for Arcus, was promoted to vice president
of Social Justice Programming. Kam has a master’s degree in social work
from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C,. and a
master’s of divinity degree from St. Patrick’s Theological Seminary in
Menlo Park, Calif. Arcus, a leading global foundation that works to
advance social justice and conservation issues, also announced the
appointment of three highly regarded policy and grant-making
professionals with global experience and impact: Elisa P. Gerontianos, Antonio L. Maciel and Rebecca R. Rittgers
have joined the organization’s Social Justice and Great Apes Programs
as senior program executives. Gerontianos is a seasoned public advocate
and has successfully built coalitions. Maciel was most recently an
independent consultant and is a graduate of Stanford Law School.
Rittgers was formerly a program executive for The Atlantic
Philanthropies Inc. The foundation has offices in Kalamazoo, New York
and Cambridge, U.K.

CONSTRUCTION

Amanda Mason

Carol Hubbard

Daniel Johnson

• Kalamazoo-based construction management firm CSM Group recently welcomed five new employees: Amanda Mason as a project manager, Carol Hubbard as a project coordinator, and Daniel Johnson, David Hiemstra and Todd Thomsen as construction managers. Mason has more than 10 years of experience in the construction industry, most recently working as a project manager in Los Angeles.

David Hiemstra

Todd Thomsen

She received her bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Michigan. Hubbard received her associate’s degree from Kalamazoo Valley Community College in business administration. She most recently worked for Mann+Hummel in Portage as a business support coordinator/administrative assistant. Johnson received his associate’s degree in operations management and is pursuing a degree in project management from Bellevue University. Hiemstra’s history in food processing environments include Morton Salt, Coca-Cola, Tropicana, Dannon, Nestle and Ice Mountain waters, Butterball Farms and ConAgra Foods. Thomsen worked as a construction manager in Alpharetta, Ga.

People on The Move announces
the new title or working role of individuals moving from one paid
position to another. That includes lateral moves, promotions, people
joining a company or people taking on significant new work assignments.
Items should include the proper name of that person(s) and his or her
new title. We also want to mention the position or job the individual
most recently held.

Please be advised that People on The
Move is for people who live, work or are known in our readership area.
That generally does not include executives who would be known only to
their employees here.

We publish head and shoulders photos
of individuals when they are provided to us. They may be sent via
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